Bronze Cat from Egypt

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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published on 30 November 2015
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Hollow-cast bronze cat, probably a votive offering to the goddess Bastet, from Tell Basta, Egypt, c. 664-30 BCE.

National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh.

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.

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Amin, O. S. M. (2015, November 30). Bronze Cat from Egypt. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4264/bronze-cat-from-egypt/

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